China’s leadership transition and its impact on anti-corruption enforcement

Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan, Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, holds the autographed basketball given to him by President Barack Obama in 2009 (Photo by Pete Souza-The White House)China’s new slate of leaders have been announced -- the seven members of the Standing Committee of the Politburo, the highest-ranking body in the Communist Party (and therefore the country). The announcement came Thursday at the end of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party.

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China billionaire detained in railway corruption scandal

Xu Yusho, one of the richest people in China, has been arrested on suspicion of paying bribes to win lucrative contracts with the Ministry of Railways.

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More checks and balances needed to fight China graft, official says

On the left, the Party’s Central Committee International Department Vice Minister Ai Ping (Photo by Chua Guan Cheong)Editor's note: The FCPA Blog's senior journalist Chua Guan Cheong is in Beijing covering the 18th National Congress, which began on November 8.

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